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India’s pharmaceutical and life sciences sector poised for unbridled growth
India’s pharmaceutical and life sciences industry plays a pivotal role on the world stage, fulfilling over 50% of the global demand for vaccines, 40% of demand for generic drugs in the USA and 25% of all medicine in the UK.
Delhi High Court: Indian parties free to choose foreign law to govern arbitration between them
Recently, in the case of Dholi Spintex Pvt Ltd v. Louis Dreyfus Company India Pvt Ltd, the Delhi High Court (DHC) held that two Indian parties can agree to a foreign law governing the arbitration. In this case, the DHC relied on GMR Energy Limited vs. Doosan Power...
Protectionism in the COVID-19 era: A step back for the global economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread economic uncertainty globally, and coupled with the US-China trade war, has caused countries to adopt protectionist measures. While the regulations introduced by India, the US, the UK, and the European Union have taken different forms, the underlying concern is uniform – save homegrown companies, especially in strategic sectors, from being acquired by state-backed investors from other countries.
Can HIV positive individuals be terminated?
The first Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”) infection was detected in India in 1986, and currently, India has about 2.3 million people living with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (“AIDS”). AIDS is not only life-threatening but, unfortunately, also results in the discrimination and stigmatization of the affected individuals and their families. This has far-reaching economic and societal consequences. Due to the lack of knowledge of the disease, affected individuals are often deprived of livelihood opportunities or face ostracism at the workplace.
RBI panel issues recommendations to private sector banks in India
On November 20, 2020, the internal working group of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its report listing out some recommendations for changes to banking license requirements and the corporate structure of private sector banks in India.
Share swap mergers in India: an option during the COVID-19 pandemic
in India, mergers rarely involve a cash consideration and are usually pure share swaps given the tax neutrality available for pure share swap transactions in India. However, mergers comprise only a fraction of the M&A activity in India as companies usually prefer the ease of share purchase or asset purchase transactions.